Electric broiler.



W. STANLEY a H. P. BALL.

ELBGTRIG BROILER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1912.

Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

lllllllrll lll I lnvenors William Stanleg,

e Bal I,

Theviraqttorneg Witnesses:

' Henry Dri? -its elevated position.

" FFW" WILLIAM-annui or GREAT permitieron, Ann ernaar raros BALL,'onrl'zrrs-v FIELD, MAssnoHUsnmrs, essie-none 'ro GENERAL- ELEGTRIGCOMPANY, neon;

IOBATION 0F NEW YORK.

ELECTRIC BROILER..

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 1914.-

Applicationmeamvemnere,1912. seraino. 729,206.' ,I

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we', WILLIAM STANLEY, acitizen of the United States, vresiding at Great Barrington, county ofBerkshire,

State of Massachusetts, and HENRY PRICE.

adapted to .be used in connection with storage ranges, of the generalcharacter disclosed in Stanley Patent No. 1,025,843.

The object of our 'invention isto produce a utensil which is suitablefor the carrying out of cooking operations which require a comparativelyhigh temperature and to which heat may b e readily transferred from theheat storage mass constituting part of the ranges heretofore referredto.

' In carrying out our invention we provide autensil'of a shape suitablefor the carrying out of a particular operation or operations whichrequire comparatively high temperatures'and having the bottom surfacethereof of such shape that it will contact intimately with that portionof the storage mass or thermal switch which extends or may be extended..to lor above the outer casing of the ran-ge.` Wie provide theaforesaidutensil with an independent electric heating means so that the heatfurnished by the storage mass may be supplemented when desired.

In the drawing accompanying the present application, we have shown ourinvention embodied in a'broiler. Our invention will be more clearlyunderstood by referring to the said drawing in which- Figure 1 is anelevation `of a range in connection with which our invention may be`used; Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the broiler and a portion ofthe storage range; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the broiler.

The range shown 4in Fig. 1 is similar to that disclosed in StanleyPatent No. 1,025,843. rlhe plunger 10 constituting a portion of the heatstorage mass is shown in As disclosed in the aforesaid patent thisplunger is adapted to be raised and lowered by any suitable means suchas the hydraulicy means 11 shown in4 the drawing. When in its lowermostposition the plunger 10 is inthe most intimate contact with theremaining portion of the storage mass (not shown). lVhen in itsuppermost position it still preserves contact with the `rest of thestorage mass, and as shown in the drawing'enters the recess 12 formed4in the lower surface of the broiler plate 18. `'lhe broiler plate 13 iscomposed to reduce the weight of the plate and consequently the mass tobe heated and still have suicient surface for contact with the plunger.In the bottom of the broiler plate of metal such'as cast iron. The topsuri face is preferably conical and in addition to the recess 12 aconical recess 14: may formed in thel bottom surface thereof ,solasand'around the periphery thereof may be formed an annular recess 15andthe electrical resistance heating.r vunit 16 inserted therein. Thisunit as shown is of a well known type and comprises the resistanceelement 17 and insulating sheets 18 separating the same from the metalof the broiler plate. A removable cover plate 19 is pro-- vided, whichwhen in position is flush with the bottom surface at the periphery ofthe broiler plate. Terminals 20 are provided for the resistance wire andfor `the attachment of a plug carrying sockets connected to a source ofelectric current. The upper surface of the plate let is preferablyprovided with grooves or channels 21 extending from the middle port-ionthereof to a peripheral channel or trough 22having a spout 23. The plateis preferably provided with handles Q-l which may be pivotally attachedto the saine.

ln practice, the plate .13 may be placed over the aperture in the top ofthe range corresponding to the plunger 10 of the storage mass. Byelevating the plunger thereof so that the upper portion enters therecess 12 and contacts with the broiler plate, heat may be transferredfrom the storage mass to the broiler. The lstorage .mass will ordinarilybe hot enough to provide-a suiciently high temperature for the broilingloperation, but

the 1plate which will'be the-coolest, owing to "its The steak or otherarticleggwliich; is 'to be broiled may beplacedzover the' broiler'lplateocation -yvith reference 'to the plunger.

so that the juice which escapes therefrom 1 during the bioilingoperation may flow means of the channels formedin the surface' of theplate to. the peripheralv channel. 22

v where it-wil'l collect d maybe pouredfby lmeans of the spout 24:.When'the broiling.-

operation is completed the plunger may be y I' loweredjand'the broilerremoved from over 4thefaperture'` after `which a* heat insulating.

coverjinaybeinserted therein.- v

r 's ob. 'ous that the above describeddevlce may be. used'-independently of the .stor- 'Various changes. and modicationszwill-.5..suggest-themselves to those skilled inthe art" and areto bel considereda's'coming'fwithinZ-J the sco evof our invention inthe ollovving`claims.

v; body having its top exposed, :a metalfplate,

the bottom of whichis al-counterpartfoiffthe 'top thermal conductiverelation betweenthet o,- and. an electricl resistance heatinggrunit"mounted in' 4good thermal slconductiveirela-" of the heating body, so`asftosecure"gdr-)d tion with said plate. 4 2. A cooking utensilcomprising a heating bodyhaving its. top exposed, a metal plate,

- the` middle pbrtion of thebottomof which is a counterpart of the topof the heating body, so as toliave good conductive relationtherewith,anti an electric resistancejheating unit mounted in goodthermal conductive re.

vas it is :set-forth lation with'said plate-and-surrounding said middleportion.

- 3..- A cooking utensilcom rising a heating 'body'having its topiexpose ,'a'middle plate havlngfits bottomre'cessed to receive the topofithe'he'ating body, sonas toform a good conductive relation therewith,and an electric resistance heatingunit in. good thermal' .conductiverelation with said. plate and surrounding` said recess.

4. A vbroiler comprising a metal p late hav` higher than the peripheralportion thereof and.' an electric resistance heating unit in good'thermal' conductivev relation with said 1ing the middleportion of itsupper vsurfaceplate and' located at said peripheral portion.

5. Abroilerconsisting of a plate having the middle portion higher thanthe periph' eral` portiony thereof, an electrical heating.uilitllocated'in said peripheral portion, said "platerlbeingychanneledaround itsv periphery. '26. In a heating devicea heat storage masshaving'Lan-.exposed' surface, a metal plate having'it'sfbottom'surfaceshaped 4tofsecure What we claimfas new anddesire `to secure by LettersPatent ofthe UnitedStates,fis

l l. cooking`vutesilncomprisinga heating intimate contact with theexposed surface of saidlstorage mass, andan electric resistanceheatingunitv'mounted 1n good thermal conductive 'relation with saidplate.

fllniwitness whereof, I, WILLIAM STANLEY havefhereuntoset my'hand this10th day vof

